Jim Paek, the first NHL player born in Korea, has played with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Wayne Gretzky. His goal now is to boost the sport in his native country.<p>GANGNEUNG, South Korea—In 1991 and again in 1992, Jim Paek raised the Stanley Cup above his head as a member of the Pittsburgh …

Team Canada's feel-good opening run at the Pyeongchang Olympics hit a road bump Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Czech Republic.<p>It was a more physical and intense game than Canada's opening 5-1 win over Switzerland with the Czechs' aggressive on the forecheck and skilful with the puck.<p>The …

Please for the second straight week, we dive into the refreshing waters of the totally incomprehensible hockey video.<p>Three Stars of Comedy<p><b>The third star: Jonathan Quick could use some help here –</b> This would have been way better if the defenseman had arrived a second earlier and got knocked silly by …

When Lindsey Jacobellis hits the slopes in the snowboard cross this week at Pyeongchang, she will be hoping to avoid joining a group of elite athletes who have dominated their sports but were never able to capture gold at the Winter Games.<p>Going into her event, Jacobellis may be the most extreme …

Learn the story of “Krazy” George Henderson and the birth of the biggest stadium craze of the 1980s.<p>The first recorded Wave in sports history was led by “Krazy” George Henderson at a Yankees-A’s playoff game on Oct. 15, 1981. Barely two weeks later, on Halloween, a former Washington Huskies …